Cow tail holder



Dec. 29, 1936. FOTEL 2,065,682

COW TAIL HOLDER Fi led Feb. 5, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Dec 29, 1936. G. E.FOTEL I COW TAIL HOLDER Filed Feb. 3, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor6.90 Eugene E :97

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Patented Dec. 29, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE COW TAIL HOLDERGeorge Eugene Fotel, Waterville, Maine Application February 3, 1936,Serial No. 62,185 5 Claims. (01.119-105) This invention relates todevices for holdin the tail of a'cow while the cow is being milked andwhich will effectively prevent the switching of the cows tail.

Further in accordance with the present invention means is providedwhereby the tail of two cows may be efiectively held against switchinwhile one of the cows is being milked.

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be bestunderstood from a study of the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings wherein:

Figure 1 is a view illustrating the application of the invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the invention.

Referring to the drawings by reference numerals it will be seen that inaccordance with the present invention there is provided a substantiallyU-shaped member 5 formed of resilient wire or other suitable materialadapted to be disposed across the back of the dairyman. At one endthereof the member 5 is forked as at 6 and the forked end has hingedthereto as at 1 a strap 8 that is adapted to extend across the front ofthe body and is equipped with a hook 9 to engage an eye In in the secondend of the member 5 whereby to provide a complete waist encirclingdevice which can be quickly and readily placed around the body'of thedairyman as shown.

An apron ll formed of any suitable material and of a suitable shape andsize is provided for disposition upon the lap of the dairyman and saidapron is equipped with a suitable strap means l2 whereby the apron maybe loosely connected with the member 5.

Further in accordance with the present invention there is provided asubstantially U-shaped member l3 formed of resilient wire or othersuitable material which is adapted to straddle a leg of the dairyman asshown. The member I3 is connected through the medium of lengths of ropel4 and I5 with the end of the strap I2 secured to the apron II.

The member l3 serves to hold in proper position a clamping device l6which is adapted to be clamped on to the tail T of one of the cows,namely the first of two cows that is to be milked (see Figure 1).

The clamp It does not form the essence of the present invention, Ipreferably employ a clamp as shown and which is identical with the typeof clamp illustrated in Patent No. 1,867,552, the only alteration madein the clamp being the provision will drop, by its own weight, frombetween the jaws of the clamp when said jaws are spread apart incidentalto a releasing of the clamp from the tail.

In connection with the above it will be noted that the member I3 has apart thereof trained between the parts of the clamp in a manner toassist in holding the clamp in the position clearly shown in Figure 1and with one part of the clamp confined between one side of the member13 and the leg of the wearer.

Suitable lengths of rope or other flexible material 28 are attached atone end to the clamp H3 at spaced points on the clamp and these piecesare also secured in any suitable manner at one end to the strap l2 asclearly shown in Figure 2.

Also pivoted to the fork B of the member 5 at the hinge l is an oblongframe 2| of wire or other suitable material to the free end of which issuitably secured a short strap 22. To the free end of the strap 22 issecured in any suitable manner a clamp 23 adapted to hold the tail T ofthe second cow to be milked as shown in Figure 1.

Clamp 23 is identical with the clamp disclosed in the hereinbeforereferred to patent with the exception that in this form of the inventionclamp 23 on one side thereof is provided with a bracket 24 carrying apulley 25 over which is trained an end portion of an anchoring rope orthe like 26. Rope 26 is secured at one end as at 21 to the member 5while its opposite end is trained through the coil 28 of clamp 23 andover the pulley 25 being secured to the side of the clamp 23 opposite tothe pulley 25 as at 29.

In connection with the above it will be noted that rope 26 is soassociated with the clamp 23 that a pull thereon will tend to spread thejaws 23a, 23b of the clamp apart for effecting a substantially automaticrelease of the clamp.

From the above it will be apparent that when the first cow has beenmilked the operator manually opens clamp 16 to release the tail T of thefirst cow. As the operator then walks away from the cow a pull will beexerted on the cable 26 for effecting an opening of the clamp 23 torelease the tail T of the second cow. Further it is to be understoodthat strap 22 is of rubber or other suitable elastic material and willstretch suificiently to permit the rope 26 to come into play forautomatically opening the clamp 23 in the manner above stated.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the character described, a body encircling device, anapron, strap means connecting the apron with the body encircling device,a cow tail clamp, flexible elements connecting said clamp with saidstrap means, a resilient leg encircling member having a part thereofpassing between portions of said clamp for securing the clamp in properposition relative to the leg of a milker, and flexible elementsconnecting said leg encircling member with said strap means.

2. In a device of the character described, a body encircling device, anapron, strap means connecting the apron with the body encircling device,a cow tail clamp, flexible elements connecting said clamp with saidstrap means, a resilient leg encircling member having a part thereofpassing between portions of said clamp for securing the clamp in properposition relative to the leg of a milker, flexible elements connectingsaid leg encircling member with said strap means, an elongated memberhinged at one end to the body encircling device, a second cow tailclamp, an elastic element connecting the second clamp with saidelongated member, and means connected with the body encircling memberand the second clamp and adapted, when placed under tension, to efiectan opening of the second clamp.

3. In a device of the character described, a waist encircling member, anelongated member hinged at one end to the waist encircling member,

a cow tail clamp, an elastic member connecting said clamp with saidelongated member, and a flexible element connected at one end with thewaist encircling member, and at the opposite end with said clamp.

4. In a device of the character described, a substantially U-shapedmember adapted to be disposed across the back of the milker, a straphinged at one end to one end of said U-shaped member and adapted toextend across the front of the milker, interengaging means on the freeends of said U-shaped member and said strap for securing the strap andU-shaped member about the body of the milker, a pair of cow tail clamps,and connections between said clamps and said U-shaped member.

5. In a device 01' the character described, a substantially U-shapedmember adapted to be disposed across the back of the milker, a straphinged at one end to one end of said U-shaped member and adapted toextend across the front of the milker, interengaging means on the freeends of said U-shaped member and said strap for securing the strap andU-shaped member about the body of the milker, an elongated frame likemember hingedly connected at the end of the U'-shaped member connectedwith said strap, a cow tail clamp, an elastic member connecting saidclamp with said frame member, and a flexible member connected at one endwith the U- shaped member and having a second end connected withopposite portions of said clamp whereby to efiect an automatic openingof the clamp when said flexible member is placed under tension.

GEORGE EUGENE FOTEL.

